National Youth Poet Laureate Alyssa Gaines is using her writing to affirm the need for abortion care and to reach those most impacted by anti-abortion legislation.
of people under 30 saying it should be legal. Young people are taking to the streets to protest, lobbying their elected officials and taking to activism in droves to make abortion accessible for those who need it. is using her writing to affirm the need for abortion care and to reach those most impacted by anti-choice legislation. Tell me a little about yourself. How does one become a National Youth Poet Laureate? What brought you down that path?I’m Alyssa Gaines. I’m 18 years old.
I got involved with different organizations around the city. Through these organizations, I strengthened my technical skills. I was named the local Youth Poet Laureate for Indianapolis, and then recently the Regional Youth Poet Laureate for the Midwest, competing against other local laureates and then competing against the regional laureates. I became the National Youth Poet Laureate of the United States.That’s really cool.
As a poet, I’m challenged to look at the complications and nuances of this discussion, flush them out and then share that with my community and the people around me through my work. As a poet, I’m challenged to look at the complications and nuances of this discussion, flush them out and then share that with my community and the people around me through my work.I’m exploring even more nuanced gender, religion, intersections with capital and race, and also considering the role that location plays in impacting our perspective. These are topics that I’m generally interested in, in my writing, but I’m approaching them through a new lens with a new goal.
It’s my responsibility to reach out and try to connect to those people instead of just writing them off. It sounds like you’re using your poetry to process a lot. Is there anything that’s been bringing you hope or joy lately? Tell me a little bit about how you’re taking care of yourself. At times like this where, you know, everything is amplified through social media, where there’s crisis after crisis, it’s hard to write sometimes.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
Chicago singer-songwriter Claude makes dream pop for the youth, young and old - Chicago Reader'Slow-dissolving the present into the past isn’t a contradiction of dream pop so much as the whole point: What is dream pop if it’s not hazy vibes and longing for a moment you never had?' | nberlat
Weiterlesen »
Roquan Smith Hold-In Could Become Dangerous Sideshow for Young BearsMatt Eberflus is all about the standard. At the moment, the Bears aren’t holding Roquan Smith to that standard. If the Bears don’t extend or trade Smith soon, they risk nuking any culture-building progress they’ve made this offseason.
Weiterlesen »
Why Young Leonardo DiCaprio was Snubbed for James Dean BiopicDirector Michael Mann recently revealed why DiCaprio wasn't right for the role despite an 'amazing screen test.'
Weiterlesen »
Lori Harvey reveals she ‘almost got married very young’“I didn’t really know myself,” Lori Harvey said about the time that she almost got married at a young age as she spoke to Teyana Taylor about her dating life.
Weiterlesen »
Inside Variety’s Power of Young Hollywood Event 2022: See the PhotosRising stars across film, TV, music and social media gathered in Los Angeles on Thursday night to celebrate Variety’s 2022 Young Hollywood impact list. This year, Young Hollywood honored 50 a…
Weiterlesen »
Why Lori Harvey Dates on Her Own Terms: 'I Almost Got Married Very Young''However I want to move, whatever I want to do, I'm going to do it. And if it's no longer serving me, I'm going to move on.'
Weiterlesen »